Alpha-PCYP is classified as a novel stimulant and substituted cathinone. In layman’s terms, it’s a stimulant drug that is similar to the Khat plant, but gives signs and symptoms of influence similar to cocaine and methamphetamine. Alpha-PCYP was developed last year, but has been showing up in crime labs recently. Novel stimulants like Alpha-PCYP have […]
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) released their latest alert, Changes Related to COVID-19 in the Illegal Drug Supply and Access to Services, and Resulting Health Harms . This CCENDU alert was developed in response to indications that COVID-19-related disruption to an already-unpredictable market […]
Bromazolam started popping up in crime labs in the last month, according to our source at HIDTA. Bromazolam (also known by the name XLI-268) was first synthesized in 1976, but it was never marketed. This is how most Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) come to the market. It is often referred to as patent piracy. A […]
Synthetic drugs are being discovered about once a week. It’s tough to keep up with all the trends. After all, which ones should you pay attention to when they come out? The best way to keep up with them is to look at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) quarterly analysis of synthetic drug trends. The […]
As a parent, you are always looking out for your kids’ well-being. Part of that is monitoring potential drug use. You want to make sure they aren’t using cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), marijuana, or heroin, just to name a few. Perhaps you have heard your child mention Kratom and thought to yourself, “What is that?” Maybe […]
Yes, you can get high on nutmeg. This is the same nutmeg that may be in your spice cabinet in the kitchen. Kids have been using nutmeg to get high for decades, but thanks to the Nutmeg Challenge, it is becoming even more popular and dangerous. A TIKTOK video about a woman challenging others to […]
On average, one new drug comes to market each week. Most of these drugs are classified as Novel Psychoactive Substances which are made in laboratories in China and sold openly on the internet. The latest drug started popping up in crime labs this month and is called N-Ethyl Pentedrone. N-Ethyl Pentedrone N-Ethyl Pentedrone is classified […]
